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La Tour de Durefort

Hike through the Lavender fields of Provence

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Climbing to over 1800m where you will reach the highlands where crops and lavender are grown. Offering an immense panorama over Sault and the surrounding area.

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  1. What to bring
  2. What to see
  3. Where to lunch
  4. What to do
  5. Where to stay
  6. Directions

What to bring

This walk can be found on IGN map 3240 OT

What to see

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Directions

Head south from the hamlet of Saint-Jean-de-Durefort just south of Sault. Leaving the hamlet on the D230 turn towards the hamlet of Jas, then after 100m take the left on the grassy path lined with trees. 300m along this path you will reach a curve, go to the right on the path that goes up the Combe-Crau ravine. When the trail starts to swing to the right, stay in the same direction on the path which gets narrower. The path becomes very shady then reaches an intersection.At the intersection take the road to the right for 200m then take the road to the left, in the direction of Champ-Long. 

Follow the path to the north and walk among the fields of fodder, cereals and lavender. From here you can see Mont Ventoux and the Albion plateau.

Continue straight past the La Peine farm swinging slightly to the left. Leave the path to the right and continue straight along past the La Tour farm on your left. At the fork keep a south west direction following the path in the middle of the grass. After a flat period you will start to head downhill back towards your starting point in the hamlet of Saint-Jean.

Location

Map of the surrounding area

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